How to Decorate a Victorian Christmas Tree

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Thinking about something a little more fancy and romantic looking this Christmas? The Victorian style is great for people who want something different and love to decorate. If you want to learn how, read on!

Choose how many ornaments you want for your tree. Depending on how festive you want it, there are many different types of beautiful ornaments to choose from when you're creating a Victorian style tree. Some that look beautiful are miniature fans, lace hats, parasols, flower cones, mini tussie-mussies, and very elaborate ball ornaments.

Try making some ornaments to save money if you cannot find them anywhere. It is very easy to fashion hats, fans, and parasols from poster board and then cover with lace or fabric, ad some tiny flowers and bits of ribbon. Raid your craft drawers and sewing supplies for left over notions that lend itself to the theme.

Add some ropes or beads that look like pearls as garlands. You can get cheap faux pearls from the craft section of most stores. You can also use the rope or beads to make small rings to hang from branches.

Choose old fashion colors for the balls and other ornaments such as mauve, dusty rose and lavender. Add lots of sparkly stuff to catch the lights of the beads and reflect itself all over. You can achieve this look with sequined or glittered ornaments and balls or with tinsel.

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